North Carolina Asks U.S. Supreme Court For Redistricting Delay
North Carolina is taking its request to delay redrawing district maps to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state is arguing that voting in next month's primary elections is already underway.
North Carolina is taking its request to delay redrawing district maps to the U.S. Supreme Court. The state is arguing that voting in next month's primary elections is already underway.
A Congressional district that runs through the heart of the Triad may be headed back to the drawing board, and time is running out to fix it before the start of the state's primary.
A lawsuit against the state over changes to Greensboro's City Council is moving forward. The trial is tentatively set for the summer and there are new allegations in the case.
The North Carolina General Assembly's defense of its congressional maps continues to get more expensive.
Another challenge to North Carolina's 2011 legislative districts based on accusations of racial gerrymandering is back in court.
The state's highest court heard arguments Monday about whether to redraw the maps of congressional and legislative districts.
North Carolina's disputed congressional maps are headed back to the state Supreme Court Monday, where the justices will be looking at how prominently the role of race played in drawing the lines.
Both sides wrapped up their final arguments Friday in a federal voting trial in Winston-Salem after three weeks of testimony. It challenges sweeping changes to the state's voting law that critics say intentionally targets practices favored by minority and young voters.
A federal judge has granted a permanent injunction against a new state law that redistricts the Greensboro City Council. That means it won't go into effect this election year.